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Message: [QUOTE="BroncsFan, post: 3145040, member: 9052"] I am glad to see Teo and Oates in the second row... It would've been extremely tempting to push TPJ back into the second row until Fifita returns, but I think we desperately need TPJ in the middle and I think Teo will help with defence given his experience. The concern will be that I don't believe Oates has played 80mins at back row yet (65 mins in round 5 and 65 last week)... and I doubt Teo can last 80 mins either, the maximum he's played this year is 30mins. Oates seems closer to playing 80, but if he doesn't then it likely means we will need to sub both second rowers in this game. Likely TPJ will move from the middle to the edge for his 2nd or 3rd stint and Hoppa will come on for the final 15-20 mins of the game. That may be telling in the grand scheme... we could also be 20 points behind at that point as well though. I was hoping Oates may get moved to the left side, because with Glenn out there is 6-8 weeks for Oates to settle into the role of left backrower... and I'm also hell bent on seeing Fifita back on the right edge... but it sounds like Teo will line up on the left based on quotes from training today. It could be considered that Teo being outside Milf may be the first legitimate weapon he's had available to him this year, so if Milf is unable to utilise Teo and get him into 1v1 situations with the opposition half then I don't know what else he can want. [/QUOTE]

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